Constantin Budeanu
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Constantin Budeanu | |
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Born | |
Died | February 27, 1959 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Romanian |
Alma mater | Politehnica University of Bucharest |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Awards |
Constantin Budeanu (28 February 1886 – 27 February 1959) was a Romanian electrical engineer who contributed to the analysis of electric networks states and the SI system of units.
Life and work[]
He was born in Buzău. In 1903 he was admitted at the School of Bridges, Roads and Mines, obtaining his engineering diploma in 1909. He then studied electricity in Paris with a V. Adamachi scholarship.
Budeanu proposed the unit electric reactive power (the term var) and he introduced the concept of deformed power in electric networks.[1]
Writings[]
- Puissances reactives et fictives 1927
- Sistemul general practic de mărimi și unitati (The General Practical System of Quantities and Units) 1957
Awards[]
He was awarded the by the communist authorities of Romania.
Notes[]
- ^ IEC wepage Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
References[]
- (in Romanian) I.S. Antoniu Constantin Budeanu monograph, Romanian Academy's Publisher 1986
Categories:
- 1959 deaths
- 1886 births
- People from Buzău
- Romanian electrical engineers
- Titular members of the Romanian Academy
- Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni
- Politehnica University of Bucharest faculty
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